Rate of Occurrence of Fatal Accidents in Malaysian Construction Industry after BIM Implementation

Abstract

Construction industry impacts the health and safety of its workers tremendously. This study is aimed to determine the rate of occurrence of fatal accidents after BIM implementation in Malaysia. The data used for the research was obtained from the Department of Safety and Health (DOSH) website, and it was validated by the relevant professionals through interview. This descriptive analysis was grounded in 796 fatal accidents over the period of 2010-2018. Of those accidents, 38.16% were related to fall-related, 30.39% struck-by, 17.67% caught in-between, 9.89% drowning/asphyxiation and 3.89% others. The results indicate that the types of accidents identified are similar to that of most countries in the world. The findings also revealed that the accidents had occurred because one or combination of the following: management's failure, unsafe site conditions, workers behavior, and environmental factors. Future work will concentrate on the use of BIM-based tools for job hazard identification and safety training.

Development of risk assessment tool using damaging energy and argumentation theory for evaluating construction occupational safety and health risks

“…This is highlighted by Lingard and Wakefield (2019), who identified the similarities of fatalities in the construction industries in the UK, Australia and US, which are fall from height, being trapped by something collapsing/overturning, being struck by a moving or falling object, being struck by a moving vehicle, contact with electricity and contact with moving machinery. A similar scenario appears in Malaysia too, as postulated by several researchers such as Ayob et al (2018), Rafindadi et al (2020) and Abas et al (2020). One may notice that the types of fatality causes above are related to gravitational, kinetic and electrical damaging energies.…”

PENGUATKUASAAN PEMATUHAN PERUNDANGAN BERKAITAN KESELAMATAN DAN KESIHATAN PEKERJAAN DI SEKTOR PEMBINAAN (Enforcement of Occupational Safety and Health related Legal’s Compliances in Construction Sector)

“…Perbandingan Kadar Kemalangan Maut di Sektor Binaan dengan Keseluruhan Industri di Malaysia (2016Malaysia ( -2020 Punca-punca kemalangan di tapak binaan dikaji oleh para sarjana bagi mencadangkan langkah pencegahan yang lebih efektif. Menurut kajian oleh Rafindadi et al (2020), 38.16 peratus kemalangan di tapak binaan adalah berkaitan dengan 'jatuh', manakala 30.39 peratus adalah dalam kategori 'dilanggar oleh jentera'. Sementara itu, 17.67 peratus daripada jumlah kemalangan adalah berpunca daripada 'terperangkap 4 Seterusnya, Rajah 3 memaparkan perbandingan antara kadar kemalangan maut dalam keselur industry dengan kadar kemalangan maut bagi sektor binaan di Malaysia (2016Malaysia ( -2020.…”

Data mining of the essential causes of different types of fatal construction accidents

“…The first step in preventing accidents is to grasp the causal elements that influence their occurrence [ 15 , 16 ]. They tend to occur due to dissimilar factors and one or more management factors, unsafe actions, and conditions [ 10 , [17] , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] , [22] ].…”